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HALF NOTE RECORDS
ANNOUNCES A NEW RELEASE FROM
THE BRUSSELS JAZZ ORCHESTRA
featuring
JOE LOVANO
WILD BEAUTY
AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
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New York, August 22, 2013 - Following its triumphant partnership with pianist Kenny Werner (Institute of Higher Learning), the award-winning Brussels Jazz Orchestra turns its attention to Joe Lovano, long heralded a towering soloist among tenor saxophonists. Wild Beauty
illuminates the composer side of Lovano's musicianship, featuring a
palette of earthy tunes previously recorded with small groups, but now
re-imagined for the 17-piece BJO. Gil Goldstein wrote the evocative
arrangements.
The
album is a summational work, filled with autobiographical abstractions.
It draws its inspiration from Lovano's generational bloodlines in
Italy. "I've dedicated this project to my mom, Josephine Verzi Lovano,"
he says. " She was born and lived her life in Cleveland, but her heart
and soul were with her Sicilian roots and her family. All these tunes
are reflections of my life and experiences."
Wild Beauty
smolders with a warm glow, as if sculpted from the fiery ash at the
base of Mt Etna (Europe's largest active volcano and the source of the
album's penultimate track, "Miss Etna"). Lovano's influences can be
heard throughout - from Ben Webster to John Coltrane to Enrico Caruso.
His passion is heard too, spurred by the spirited play of the BJO, no
stranger to Lovano (who led numerous workshops with the Orchestra's
personnel over the years), and certainly no stranger to exceptional
projects. In 2012 it earned an Academy Award for Best Original Film
Score on behalf of "The Artist." Led by saxophonist Frank Vaganee, the
BJO is one of Europe's strongest and most respected jazz aggregates.
Ultimately the power of Wild Beauty
resides in its personalized narrative - a travelogue born from the
collaborative synergy of Lovano, Goldstein and the Brussels Jazz
Orchestra. Together they have crafted a special album.
Liner Notes by Joe Lovano
Arranged by Gil Goldstein
TRACK TITLES
1. Wild Beauty
2. Powerhouse
3. Streets of Naples
4. Our Daily Bread
5. Big Ben
6. Sanctuary Park
7. Miss Etna
8. Viva Caruso
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PRESS CONTACT
Antje Hübner
New York
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